Melbury Abbas
| Melbury Abbas | |
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View looking down on Melbury Abbas from the southwest | |
Melbury Abbas Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 305 |
| OS grid reference | ST882200 |
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| Unitary authority | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHAFTESBURY |
| Postcode district | SP7 |
| Dialling code | 01747 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Melbury Abbas is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England. It is situated at the edge of the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of Cranborne Chase, 2 miles (3.2 km) south-southwest of the town of Shaftesbury. The parish includes West Melbury and part of Cann Common.
In the 2011 census the parish had 147 dwellings, 134 households and a population of 305.